The Drake Relays are a special tradition in the state of Iowa.  They began in 1910 with high school and college athletes from the Des Moines area competing against each other and the event has grown ever since then.  In 1961, Drake added female events, continuing the prestigious tradition for both young men and women. Over the intervening years numerous olympic gold medalists have competed.  To automatically qualify for the Drake Relays an Iow

The snow is starting to finally melt, and the weather is starting to warm up which heralds also the spring sports season for high school athletes.  The Bulldog boys and girls track teams opened up their season with two indoor meets in one week.  First up the boys and girls competed at the Wartburg Indoor Co-Ed Invitational on Tuesday, March 21.  The girls then traveled to Clear Lake for the North Iowa Girls Indoor Championships in the new rec

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldog soccer teams began its season this past week with a trip to Clear Lake and then hosting Belmond-Klemme.  The H-D-CAL girls soccer team is coached by first year head coach Ben Schlachter and the boys are coached by Danielle Arana.  The girls look to continue to make improvements from last season and the boys will look to continue their success with some postseason aspirations.

 
NEWS RELEASE (Boone, IA) – Fareway Stores, Inc. and IAwrestle present the Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year Awards in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA). Three finalists from each of the three state wrestling classes for the men and three women finalists attended an awards luncheon banquet today at the Fareway Conference Center in Boone.
 

DES MOINES — No. 4 seeded Remsen St. Marys scored five straight points to open the game and never trailed in a 54-41 victory over No. 5 West Fork in the first round of the Class 1A Girls’ State Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena Wednesday.

The North Central Conference announced its all-conference teams this past week, with Hampton-Dumont-CAL’s Brooklyn and Jordan Valley each earned third-team honors. 

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys basketball team saw ups and downs during its 2022-23 season. It took ranked teams to overtime and played competitively with others. The team has also played in some games that it would probably like to have back. The boys have shown growth and had a couple chances against a good Clear Lake team to show the growth they have made during the season.

DES MOINES - Hampton-Dumont/CAL’s Madox Strother placed sixth in his division of the AAU State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. 
Strother, wrestling for the Team Valley Wrestling Club, was sixth at 70 pounds in Division B. He advanced to Sunday’s semifinals by going 3-0 Saturday with all of his wins by fall.

The No. 5 ranked West Fork girls’ basketball team punched its ticket to the State Tournament last week with a 56-37 victory over Maquoketa Valley in the Class 1A, Region 6 Championship.

The Iowa High School state wrestling tournament has undergone some changes this season including eliminating the sectional portion of the tournament, adding eight competitors and going back to a four-day tournament format. The Bulldogs qualified four wrestlers for the tournament, and Coach Hansen had high expectations for them.

 
Thursday 2/16/23

Wrestling fans may have a little bit of a different feeling this season with the Iowa High School Athletic Association changing the postseason format by removing the sectional tournament and advancing all wrestlers straight to districts.  The IHSAA also added eight wrestlers to the state tournament and are returning to a four day format for the competition.  Coach Hansen made the joke that for the first time in H-D-CAL history, all 14 Bulldog

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldog boys basketball team has been very competitive throughout their tough NCC schedule.  A conference that features three ranked class 3A teams makes it tough to win conference games.  The Bulldogs have maintained a competitive nature even though it is not showing up in the win column.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldog girls basketball team wrapped up their regular season against the Saint Edmond Gaels and then got busy preparing for the postseason matchup with the top seeded Osage Green Devils.  The girls team has been through a tough season dealing with injuries, weather complications, and the normal rigors of a high school basketball season, but they have continued to persevere through the trials and tribulations.

 
Thursday 2/9/23